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Interventional Diagnostic Procedure: A Practical Guide for the Assessment of Coronary Vascular Function
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Clopidogrel for Long-Term Secondary Prevention After Coronary Artery Stenting
Anne Bellemain-Appaix1, Gilles Montalescot2
1Cardiology Department, Antibes Hospital, GHT Sofia-Antipolis Vallée du Var, ACTION Study Group, Antibes, France; Sorbonne University, ACTION Study Group, INSERM UMRS 1166, Cardiology Institute, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (AP-HP), Paris, France.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
|January 3, 2024
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